Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra · Volume 1
32. Upa Pada
अथोपपदमाश्रित्य कथयामि फलं द्विज! |
यच्छुभत्वे भवेन्नृणां पुत्रदारादिजं सुखम् ॥ १ ॥
तनुभावपदं विप्र ! प्रधानं पदमुच्यते ।
तनोरनुचराद्यत् स्यादुपारूढं तदुच्यते ॥ २ ॥
तदेवोपपदं नाम तथा गौणपदं स्मृतम् ।
शुभखेटगृहे तस्मिन् शुभग्रहयुतेक्षिते ॥ ३ ॥
पुत्रदारसुखं पूर्णं जायते द्विजसत्तम! ।
पापग्रहयुते तत्र पापभे पापवीक्षिते ॥ ४ ॥
प्रव्राजको भवेज्जातो दारहीनोऽथ वा नरः ।
शुभदृग्योगतो नैव योगोऽयं दारनाशकः ॥ ५ ॥
रविर्नैवात्र पाप: स्यात् स्वोच्चमित्रस्वभस्थितः ।
नीचशत्रुगृहस्थश्चेत्तदाऽसौ पाप एवं हि ॥ ६ ॥
1-6.0 Brahmin, now I tell you of the effects based on the Upa Pada the auspiciousness of which confers on the native the happiness from his wife, son etc. O Vipra, the Pada of the Lagna or the Ascendant is the principal Pada and the Pada following it (the Pada of the 2nd House) is called uparudha or UPA PADA. It is this Pada that bears the name of Upa Pada and is also referred to as Gauna Pada, O excellent of the Brahmins if it (the Upa Pada) is occupied by or aspected by benefics, the combination gives the native the full happiness from his wife and sons. If there (in the Upa Pada) is the conjunction of or the aspect of the malefics, the native becomes an ascetic, a mendicant or goes without a wife; but if it (the Upa Pada) receives the aspect of benefics, the combination is not the destroyer of the native's wife. In the Upa Pada, the Sun, if he is in his exaltation sign or in his friend's sign doesnot become a malefic, but he does become a malefic if he falls in his debilitation sign or in an enemy's sign.
The Pada of the Ascendant or Lagna is of prime importance and this, the pada of the 12th house is of secondary and therefore it is called Gauna pada or upa pada (sub pada) and in this way there may he upa pada of any house. The consideration of upa pada is made from the vyaya bhava (house of expenses or the House of destruction) of every house. Thus the Upa Pada of Lagna or the Ascendant is considered on the basis of the 12th House, of the 2nd House that of the Ascendant Lord, of the 3rd House on that of the 2nd House etc. Consider the reading of 'Uttara Kalamrita' in this respect.
एवं रिःफगृहांद भवेद् उपपदं तत्रैव सौम्ये तदा ।
तज्जाया हि सुरूपिणी गुणवती सा स्याच्चिरं जीविनी ॥
(अध्याय ४२ श्लोक ३८-४०)
That is, the Upa Pada is to be known from the House falling 12th from the House in question. If this Upa Pada is occupied by a benefic the native's wife will be beautiful, will have good qualities and will be long lived. Some ancient commentators have written "सप्तमात्पदमुपपदं" and have taken the Saptam pada or the House of the wife as the Upa Pada. Others read it as "पितृ अनुचरात (Pitri Anucharat) and get the numeral 26011. Dividing it by 12, We get 7 as the remainder. The Upa pada will be the pada or Arudha of the 7th House from the Ascendant.
But the view of Neela Kanta is as follows "Pitranucharat" which means 2nd from the Ascendant. If the Ascendant is an even sign then the 2nd house is actually the 12th counted clockwise. Here "Anu" means following. For an Ascendant which is an odd sign "anu" means behind and it is the 12th House.
In our view the House of the Upa Pada should be the 12th House. Therefore, Upa Pada we have to take from the Lord of the 12th from the Ascendant. And count again the number of signs from the position of its Lord and the sign which falls in that number will be Upa Pada.
Suppose the 12th Lord occupies the 5th House, then counting from the 12th House to the 5th House we get 6. Now 6 Houses ahead from the 5th House, that is the 10th House will be the Upa Pada.
शुभग्रहाणां दृष्टिश्चेदुपारूढाद् द्वितीयके ।
शुभर्क्षे शुभयुक्ते च पूर्वोक्तं हि फलं स्मृतम् ॥ ७ ॥
उपारूढाद् द्वितीयं च नीचशे नीचखेटयुक् ।
क्रूरग्रहसमायुक्तं जातको दारहा भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥
स्वोच्चांशे स्वोच्चसंस्थे वा तुङ्गद्वष्टिवशात् तथा ।
भवन्ति बहवो दारा रूपलक्षणसंयुताः ॥ ९ ॥
उपारूढे द्वितीये वा मिथुने संस्थिते सति ।
तत्र जातनरो विप्र ! बहुदारयुतो भवेत् ॥ १० ॥
उपारूढे द्वितीयेऽपि स्वस्वामिग्रहसंयुते ।
स्वर्क्षगे तत्पतौ वापि यत्र कुत्रापि कुत्रापि भूसुर ॥ ११ ॥
यस्य जन्मनि योगोऽयं स नरो द्विजसत्तम! ।
उत्तरायुषि निर्दारो भवत्येव न संशयः ॥ १२ ॥
7-12. If the 2nd House from the Upa Pada has the aspect of benefics or is a benefic sign or has the situation of a benefic, the effects are to be understood as mentioned earlier (in sloka no. 6 of this very chapter) that is happiness from the native's wife and son. And if in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada there is a debilitated planet, or a planet situated in a debilitated Navamsha or a malefic planet, then the native will be the destroyer of his wife. And if there is in it a planet situated in an exalted Navamsha, or situated in his exaltation sign or if it is aspected by an exalted benefic then the native will get many charming and virtuous wives, or if there is the sign of Gemini in the Upa Pada or in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada, O Brahmin then also the native will be blessed with many wives. If in the Upa Pada or in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada there is its Lord or if its Lord is somewhere in his own sign, then O Bhusur (excellent Brahmin) the native whose horoscope has this combination will have his wife's death in an advanced age, there can be no doubt in it.
In the 2nd House from the Upa Pada the situation of the sign of a malefic, the presence of a debilitated planet or of the planet situated in a debilitated Navamsha is responsible for the early death of the native's wife, nay, it will also take away the pleasures of smooth marital relations. But if there is an exalted planet or the aspect of an exalted planet then the native's wife will be charming, attractive and virtuous. The native also is a lover of beauty, has aesthetic sense and has excellent charming manners and is a centre of attraction for women.
Gemini is the sign of Mercury. Both these are significators of plularility. The sign Gemini indicates that the native will get sexual pleasure from many women. The significant thing here is that all those women will be very younger in age than the native himself. The presence of benefics in the sign of Gemini will confer several marriages to the native and all these marriages will take place with his wife or wives remaining alive. The cause of many marriages will be the native's own pleasure. And if there is the combination of the malefics in the sign of Gemini, then many marriages will take place due to the death of the former wife. If in the Upa Pada or in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada there is its Lord or if its Lord is in another house in his own sign then the native's wife will die in an advanced age. But this is possible only when he has some malefic influence on him. According to Indian tradition the wife's death before her husband is regarded as good and auspicious. Therefore it may be called a good combination.
स्वराशौ संस्थितेऽप्येवं नित्याख्ये दारकारके ।
उत्तरायुषि निर्दारो भवत्येव न संशयः ॥ १३ ॥
उपरूढपति: स्वोच्चे स्थिरस्त्रीकारकोऽथ वा ।
सुकुलाद् दारलाभ: स्यानीचस्थे तु विपर्ययात् ॥ १४ ॥
उपारूढे द्वितीये वा शुभसम्बन्धतो द्विज! ।
जातस्य सुन्दरी भार्या भव्या रुपगुणान्विता ॥ १५ ॥
13-15. WIFE FROM THE SECOND OR UPA PADA. Even when the planets that are constant signifcators of wife occupy their own signs, there is no doubt in it that the native will be devoid of his wife in the latter half of his life. If the Lord of the Upa Pada or Upa Rudha or the constant significators of wife is in his exaltation sign the native will have a wife from a noble family and if he is in his debilitation sign the case will be the reverse, that is he will get a wife from a dishonurable family, there can be no doubt about it. And O Brahmin, if there is the conjunction of benefics in the Upa Pada or in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada, the native's wife will be endowed with beauty and virtues.
उपारुढाद् द्वितीये च शनिराहू स्थितौ यदि ॥
अपवादात् स्त्रियस्त्यागो नाशो वा जायते द्विज ! ॥ १६ ॥
- If Saturn and Rahu are in the 2nd from Upa Pada, the native will give up his wife either due to calumny or she will be destroyed (by death).
उपारूढे द्वितीये वा शिखिशुक्रौ यदा स्थितौ ।
रक्तप्रदररोगार्ता जायते तस्य भामिनी ॥ १७ ॥
- If in the Upa Pada or in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada there are Venus and Ketu, the native's wife is troubled by bleeding and Leucorrhea.
बुध-केतू स्थितौ तत्र तदाऽस्थिस्त्रावसंयुता ।
तंत्रस्था: शनिराह्वर्कास्तदाऽस्थिज्वरसंयुता ॥ १८ ॥
- If there are Mercury and Ketu the combination will cause. breakage of bones, and if Rahu, Saturn and the Sun it will cause bone fever.
स्थूलाङ्गी बुधराहूभ्यां तत्रस्थाभ्यां द्विजोत्तम ! ।
बुधक्षेत्रे कुजार्की चेन्नासिकारोगसंयुता ॥ १९ ॥
कुज क्षेत्रे ऽप्येवमेव फलं ज्ञेयं द्विजोत्तम ! ।
बृहस्पतिशनी तत्र कर्णनेत्ररुजान्विता ॥ २० ॥
तत्रान्यगेहगौ विप्र ! बुद्धभौमौ स्थितौ यदा ।
यदा स्वर्भानु-देवेज्यौ भार्या दन्तरूजान्वितां ॥ २१ ॥
शनिराहू शनिक्षेत्रे पङ्गर्वातजान्विता ।
शुभद्वग्योगतो नेति फलं ज्ञेयं विपश्चिता ॥ २२ ॥
19-22. O excellent of the Brahmins, the situation there (in the 2nd House from Upa Pada) of Mercury and Rahu will give the native stout bodied wife. If in the signs of Mercury (Gemini and Virgo) there are the Sun and Mars the wife will suffer from nasal disorders. And O excellent of the Brahmins, the same effects should be known if they are in the signs of Mars (Aries and Scorpio). If there are Jupiter and Saturn she will be troubled by the disorders of ears, eyes. If, O Vipra there are Mars and Mercury in other than own signs or if Rahu with Jupiter be there the wife will suffer from dental disorders. And if in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada there are Saturn and Rahu in the signs of Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius) he will be troubled by windy disorders or by lameness. If there is the conjunction of or aspect of benefics in these malefic combinations, the above mentioned evil effects will not come to pass.
लग्नात् पदादुपारूढाद् यो राशि: सप्तमो द्विज! ।
तस्मात् तत्स्वामिनः खेटात् तदंशाच्च द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ २३ ॥
एवमेव फलं ज्ञेयमित्याहुर्नारदादयः ।
Verse 23½23-23 1/2. O Brahmin, the same effects are to be known from the sign which falls 7th from the Lagna, the Pada and the Upa Pada, from its lord and also from its Navamsha, it has been said by the Sages Narada etc.
उक्तेभ्यो नवमे विप्र ! शनिचन्द्रबुधा यदि ॥ २४ ॥
अपुत्रता तथाऽर्केज्यराहुभिर्बहुपुत्रता ।
चन्द्रेणैकसुतस्तत्र मिश्रौः पुत्रो विलम्बतः ॥ २५ ॥
रवीज्यराहुयोगेन पुत्रो वीर्यप्रतापवान् ।
प्रचण्डविजयी विप्र ! रिपुनिग्रहकारकः ॥ २६ ॥
उक्तस्थाने कुजार्किभ्यां पुत्रहीनः प्रजायते ।
दत्तपुत्रयुतो वापि सहोत्यसुतवान् भवेत् ॥ २७ ॥
तंत्रस्थे विषमे राशौ बहुपुत्रयुतो नरः ।
स्वल्पापत्यः समे राशौ जायते द्विजसत्तम ! ॥ २८ ॥
24-28. ABOUT SONS: O Vipra, if from the above mentioned House (from the Lagna Pada and the Upa Pada) in the 9th House there are Saturn, the Moon and Mercury, the native will get no son at all and in case the Sun, Rahu and Jupiter be there he will have many sons. If the Moon be there he will get one son and if there be the mixture of planets the son's obtainment will be delayed. But the son who is born due to the conjunction there of the Sun, Jupiter and Rahu will be strong, valorous a great conqueror and, O Vipra, the destroyer of his enemies. And if in the 9th House from the Lagna Pada or the Upa Pada there are Mars and Saturn the native will get no son or he will have an adopted son or he will adopt his brother's son. If there is an odd sign, the combination will yield many sons, and in case there be an even sign it will yield a few sons.
सिंहे चोपपदे विप्र ! निशानाथयुतेक्षिते ।
अल्पप्रजोऽथ कन्यायां जातः कन्याप्रजो भवेत् ॥ २९ ॥
सुतभावनवांशाच्च स्थिरसन्ततिकारकात् ।
एवं त्रिंशांशकुण्डल्यामपि योगं विचिन्तयेत् ॥ ३० ॥
29-30. MANY SONS AND MANY DAUGHTERS: O Brahmin, if there is the sign Leo in the Upa Pada and if it is aspected by the Moon or if the Moon be there, the native will get a few issues and if the sign Virgo is there he will have many daughters.
शनिराहू त्रिलाभस्यौ पदाद् भ्रातृर्विनाशकौ ।
ज्येष्ठस्यैकादशे तत्र कनिष्ठस्य तृतीयके ॥ ३१ ॥
- BROTHERS FROM LAGNA PADA: If in the 3rd/11th House from the Lagna Pada there are Saturn and Rahu they are destroyer of brothers, in the 11th elder brother's and in the 3rd younger brother's.
दैतेज्ये तत्र गर्भस्य नाशो व्यवहितस्य च ।
लग्ने वापि पदे रन्ध्रे दैत्याचार्ययुतेक्षिते ॥ ३२ ॥
- BROTHERS FROM LAGNA PADA. If in the 3rd/11th from the Lagna Pada there is Venus, then there would be abortion to the mother earlier. The situation or aspect of Venus in the 8th House from the Ascendant or the Ascendant Pada will also give the same effect.
तथैव फलमित्याहुर्निर्विशकं मुनीश्चराः ! ।
तृतीयलाभयोर्विप्र! चन्द्रेज्यबुधमङ्गलाः ॥ ३३ ॥
बहवो भ्रातरस्तस्य बलवन्तः प्रतापिनः ।
शन्यारसंयुते दृष्टे तृतीयैकादशे द्विज! ॥ ३४ ॥
कनिष्ठज्येष्ठयोर्नाशो विज्ञेयो द्विजसत्तम! |
शनिरेको यदा विप्र ! लाभगो वा तृतीयगः ॥ ३५ ॥
तदा स्वमात्रशेष: स्यादन्ये नश्यन्ति सोदरा: ।
तृतीये लाभगे केतौ बहुलं भगिनीसुखम् ॥ ३६ ॥
33-36. O Brahmin, these effects will be there as they have been stated by the Sages, there can be doubt in it. If in the third or the 11th House from the Lagna Pada there is the Moon, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars, the native will have many valorous brothers. And should in these houses be placed, O Brahmin, Saturn and Mars or they lend aspect there to, younger and elder brother will respectively be destroyed. O Vipra, if in the 11th or 3rd House from the Lagna Pada, Saturn is alone, then the native only will remain alive, the other brothers will be destroyed: Should there be in the 3rd or the 11th House from the Lagna Pada, only Ketu, then the native will have abundant happiness from his sisters.
आरूढात् षष्ठभावस्थे पापाख्ये शुभवर्जिते ।
शुभसम्बन्धरहिते चौरो भवति जातकः ॥३७ ॥
- If in the 6th House from the Lagna Pada there is a malefic and if it doesnot have the aspect or conjunction of a benefic, the native will be a thief.
सप्तमे द्वादशे स्थाने सैहिकेययुतेक्षिते ।
ज्ञानवांश्च भवेद् बालो बहुभाग्ययुतो द्विज ! ॥ ३८ ॥
- If there is Rahu in the 7th or 12th House from the Lagna Pada or if these Houses are aspected by Rahu, the native will be wise and learned and very fortunate.
आरूढे संस्थिते सौम्थे सर्वदेशाधिपो भवेत् ।
सर्वज्ञस्तत्र देवेज्ये, कविर्वादी च भार्गवे ॥ ३९ ॥
- Should there be Mercury in the Lagna Pada, the native will be the king of the whole country. If there is Jupiter in it he will have all knowledge and in case Venus be in it he will be a poet.
उपारूढात् पदाद् वापि धनस्थे शुभखेचरे ।
सर्वद्रव्याधिपो धीमाञ्जायते द्विजसतम ॥ ४० ॥
- O excellent Brahmin, if in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada or the Lagna Pada, there are benefics, the native will have all kinds of wealth and he will be intelligent.
उपारूढाद्धनाधीशे द्वितीयभवनस्थिते ।
पापखेचरसंयुक्ते चौरो भवति निश्चितम् ॥ ४१ ॥
- If in the 2nd House from the Upa Pada the 2nd Lord is in conjunction with the malefics the native will certainly be a thief.
तत्सप्तमगृहाधीशाद् राहौ धनगते द्विज! |
दंष्ट्रावान् जायते बाल: स्तब्धवाक् केतुखेचरे ॥ ४२ ॥
शनैश्चरे कुरूप: स्यात्सप्तमेशाद् द्वितीयगे ।
मिश्रग्रहसमायुक्ते फलं मिश्रं समादिशेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
42-43. O Brahmin, if Rahu is in the 2nd from the Lord of the 7th House counted from the Upa Pada the native will have long and projected teeth, if Ketu is so placed he will be dumb, if Saturn he will be ugly and if there be the combination of mixed planets then mixed effects should be told.